U.S. Reps Miller and Jones Call for Investigation of Illegal Foreclosures of U.S. Servicemembers

U.S. Reps. Brad Miller (D-NC) and Walter Jones (R-NC) today called on the United States Justice Department to investigate thoroughly and prosecute vigorously violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) that resulted in the illegal foreclosure of active duty servicemembers’ homes while some served in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan.

In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, Reps. Miller and Jones cited the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) requirement to review some 5,000 improper foreclosures on military personnel by ten mortgage servicers or banks that may be in violation of the SCRA.

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